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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-09-24
His Flyship on a Spree.

The bartender said: "a roach is q
happy. harmless drunkard. but liquor
makes a fly quarrelsomc. At that in
slant big house fly fell into glass of
champagne that one of the spectators
of the roach's debauch was preparing
to drink. The fly was rescued from
the wine and laid on the counter. He
appeared at first to be dead, but he
finally revived. struggling to his feet
and tried to walk away. One of the
spectators thrust his finger before the
fiy's head, but his flyship pail no need
to the act. He walked about in a cir
Gle and staggered like topper. Occa-
sionally the legs on one side of his
body would give out and he would fall
over on his back, YEARLY wave his legs
in the air and then lie motionless and
supremely contented. A magnifying
glass was produced and a view of the
iy's countenance showed that his eyes
were CLASSY and his expression idiotic
as compared with that of the temper
ate fly. When the wine had begun tc
fully assert its power the fly struggled
to his feet and proceeded to vindicatc
the bartender's estimate of him. HI
reeled along the counter until he met {
sober fly that was making towards &
cube of loaf sugar. The topper darted
towards the temperate fly and attacke'
him with malice aforethought Th'
temperate fly tried in vain to escape
Then he turned on his assailanL ROLES
him over on his back and left him will
his legs in the air.-DetrOit Journal.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-09-24

"Gerty, did / show you this engagement,
ring of emerals and diamonds that Charlie
Brown gave mef' ''Oh, have seen 1t be.
forei'' Seen 1t before!" "Yes; was en-
gagged to him the first part of July."-Tor,
Topics.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-09-24
Making Him Brave.

Mother (anxiously)-rm afraid You
are giving the baby too much sugar.
James.
Father-Not at all my desr. l want
him to be full of grit-Bostos Courier.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-09-24

Fas hIon note: Coats and vest are now :"
c~sIonally vorn.-Nep Haven Meas.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-09-24

Rraux isk asd pan 70 ny sasy chair,
3 q (ssper ram All taiI ana wn,.c'
A publisher all ready TO do and os.e'
And lol the story that | viii Write
-Laryotla Terry.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25

boats, tightening them of their iron
and guns, that they might pass down asee
For once we had generous aud anst S,a
praise from the navy-from thus nav
The scene along the banks of III.
River, when these labors were c,o,. fal
with success by the passage down ny \
cunboats. was n glad and excitina y
The banks were lined, crowded with W.
diers. As the vessels swung out into "
swift current, with matches battened ~ Y
silence tell upon the multitude. Az ~
we're swept alongby the foamingf flood w "
ing and careening under a full hug
steam. the suppressed excitement was n.:
full; but when, one after another lay a
dashed calamity through the gap and s aa
safely in the deep water below-sucb y Ivy ~
of cheers went up from the lasty thru
of the soldiers as that region never A ~
known. Well might they shout-ther ~ ~
done q work there which was sure II y
into the history of their country, and wb,ss
future generations would read with amss,
ment.
Fields of glory are not always fields ]
blood" Much as l honor my conn.,,
who served in Louisiana for their brara'
in battle, for their patient endurance /
the march in the blistering heats Of n!
climate, I think they are to be as hail
honored for the tremendous toll and y
posure of those days when they prevail!
over Nature herself, put the Red River n
der sub ,ection, and manfully saved y
navv.-.Jamcs Franklin Fits, in Chicay1
L,cd0cr. 1
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25
Who Got My Meat?

AS the First Iowa Cavalry was march
through Arkansas, one day we came :
wood which we had to pass through. |
we were riding a'ong we emerged ,iptd
opening or clearing, in which stood a y
modlous log house; and what most std
my eye was n good-sized log smoke-ho3
and the prospect of full rntions struck
still more forcibly. We dismounted,
tying my horse to q fence-post, I advau
on that smoke-house, when. behold, i'll
locked; but, not wishing to be baked
my contemplated feast. | ran back and 4
forward, and planted both feet again]
when the door gave way with o crash.
tering, l saw such q sight as never hun
soldier saw before. Hams and should
side meat by the hundreds of pounds, y
temptingly arrayed before us. Selecti1
large-siZed ham and shoulder, one in 4
hand, l started for the door, where (
fronted a woman and half 8 dozen Y
headed Youngsters.
She said: For heavens sake, men,
take il all. My children will starve."
That hurt me, but ] braced up and
II am hungry, too; and Ye don't get
fare often"
In just twenty minutes there was
enough meat in hat smoke-house to fe
cat. Well, l got to my Lorse, and tied
on one side and a shoulder on the of
and we were just fairly mounted, whei
order came along the line to charge forw
in hopes Of capturing some guerillas W
some of the men in scouting around
discovered.
Away we went, pell nell, hurry seq
in disregard of oil military disciplinI
full gallop. Away went my ham
shoulder, swinging up and down vii
force that took my little horse from
side of the road to the other. but l hui,
to them for a half mile, when I thou
This will never do" so 1 cast my
around for a good place to leave them;
in Is ravine a little way ahead I thous
could throw them under q small b
which came in my way, so l~oosening
string l threw them down without stop
and thought l would come back and
them when we went into camp. Tbe1
were ordered to search all the house
u way, but we did not find anyone,
soon came to a village, which the
ransached completely, taking all the
abies the two small stores contained.
not take any myself. for l thought
nave all L would want to carry when
my meat.
Well, we o started back to get
u line of march, and I was in o bur
come up with the ravine where l SUPP
my meat was security hid. Imagine' II
an my feelings when l found them
l cannot adequately express my feel
l never found out who got them. bu'
of the bows that saw me throw
, There, suppose. 1t has been over 7"
years, but | would just like to know
got my meat. VI. n. DELAScI,
First Iowa GAYS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25
An Angelic Deceiver.

General 7. Il. r. Cobb was q devo
we'll as u brave man. He believed j !;
efilcacy of prayer. Colonel Tom =
man tells q Story concerning Genera
IN the opening days of the war.
General Cobb had related that d.
pray,d very earnestly before retire.
a1ter he went to bed he had a sort y
ION IN which an angel came down anu
nm that there would be no war. Ihs
MADE a great impress Oh OF the bo.,,
"hen the convention met at Mont5S
Ala, it had not been forgotten.
during the discussion one fiery, ae1
up and told how the dogs of war hGa|
turned loose, apd the heel of the Y
was Oh our shores, etc.
turning to General Cobb. ops
mouthed fellow bawled out: sd
Say, Tom, don't you think now VI
ere angel told yoe a darned LEI?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25
A PLEASANT RECEPTION.
By FRANK ROE DArcHEnpEn.

j gtnnd before the open grGte.
And wonder much, the while I Ecit,
She doesn't come md greet mo;
tha knew l was to come to-day,
And why, then, should she be away,
Instead of here to meet mo?
We are disposed, mnyhap, to take
i'n' granted that our friends should make
Our own desires Saeirrlcasure;
Rrt still, she's nlway., heretofore.
Eecn here to meet me a. Tie door:
Where is she now, tho treasurer
hh! she is coming down the stairs;
Perhaps I'll catch her uuawarcs;
Bntno she culnas-sla sees me.
@ golden lniri O sweet hluo eyesl
How Inuch do l your owner prize.
Although she does SC tense me!
t;be laughs q merry laugh, and then
tAln | not favorcd>IaGn of nienD
She Kisses me SO sweetly!
Her asIns 60 'ronnd my neck. and she
Tells why she IVES SO luta; her plea
Explains it most completely.
She takes 1uy coat and gloves and hat,
is,ts t,c down, begins to chat.
And-asks lua what Two brought her.
WDnt's that? Who i. it darcs act 80?
My fnuncee?' you ask: Oh no!
NY darling little d:Ushtcr:
,rrGu- Bis.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25
General Schofield.

John NJ. Schofeld was born in Ch
tauqua County, New York, Sept. 90, /;
was graduated at West Point in 1853,
entered the artillery. When the war b,
out he held q professorsbip in Washing
University, st. Louis, and was made NJ
of the First Missouri. He was soon r
noted to Brigadier and Major General
Volunteers. and commanded the Den
ment of the Missouri until January, i,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25

The inhabitants of cities suppose that
the country landscape is pleasant only
half the year. I please myself with the
graces Of the winter scenery, and be-
lieve that We are as much touched by
the genial influences of summer.-Em-
ers02a.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25

when he took command of the Twes
third Corps, under Sherman. After
fall of Atlanta General Schotield took Cd
mand of the troops detached to join G
eral Thomas at Nashville. and while
route fought the battle of franklin; Ii
joining Thomas, took part in the battl,
Nashville. Since the war he has b
made Major General and has comman
the Departments of Texas, the Misso
and the East.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-25
WAR ANNALS.
Old Soldiers Of Both Armies Fighting
Their Battles Over
Again.
Anecdotes of the Bettle.f field, the Weary
March, and the Cheerful
Campfire.
The Soldiers Grave.
By NJ. VICTOR A L

d. IL
Twas in those days when DER our land
The war-clnuds darklv rolled,
That by Antietam's swollen stream
With careless step I strolled.
NV thoughts had flown to Northern CHIMES;
seemed to see again
The faces OF those absent ones
For whom I longed in vain.
Isew again my cottage home.
The Mell-yelncmhered hills.
The waving fields of ripening grain,
The clear and sparkling rills;
All formed q feature in the scene
Which mem'ry's hand had traced
In co!ors which co Id never fade.
Nor time could eer erase.
Aims. the waves OF present thought
Surged DER that passing dream;
stood once more. with aching heart.
Beside Antietaln's stream,
While round me briars and ramble wild
From sight almost concealed.
The spot where lay Il colnraue brave
Who fell upon the field.
There stood a. head-board roughly hewn,
To mark the lonely grave,
On which hadrcarvcd some comrade klno
This tribute to the brave:
1IIc battled not for love of war,
Fought not for glory's crown:
For liberty his hand was raised,
10 strike the traitors down.
.He loved his country and his home.
And offered up his life
To free thnt land from traitors rule
And 1ucll the civil strife.
Then ever honored be his nnine
No heart ere beat more true
Than that which beat with patriot fire
Beneath has cont OF blue
turned away, my heart WIS sad,
And pluckcd the wild-fowers near,
And strewcd th,m DER that lonely mound,
With eyes bedinlmed with tears,
Thought of those he left behind,
Who ne'er would see again
The fnce Of one they dearly loved,
But look fer him III vain.
And kneeling DER that owly mound,
gave to God n prayer
To guard them with q loving hand,
And give them strength TO bear
The grief, alas, that would be theirs,
As time flew OH epace,
And brought no tidings of the lost
Or sight of his dear face.
Though more than twenty years have passe
Since l those lines have reed,
Since I with love and reverence strewcd
Those wild-fower DER the dend;
Yet, still I see that lonely mound,
BY weeds and brinrs o'ergrown,
Where lies n comrdde of tlo blue
Unllonored and unknown.
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24
RECOMPENsE.

We are quite sure
That He will give them back-bright, pure
and beautiful
We know He will but keep
Our own and His until we fail asleep:
We know He does not mean
To break the strands reaching between
The Here and There
He does not inean-though Heaven be
To change the spirits entering there, that
they forget
The eyes appraised and wot,
rns lips too still for prayer,
The ute despair.
H.. will not take
The spirits which he gave, ard make
The gloritied SO new
That they are lost 10 me and yon.
| do believe
They will receive
U,-you and ine-and be SO glad
10 meet u, hat when no: would grow
sad
l just begin to thin X abcut the gladness,
Aud he day
When they shall tell us all about the
way
That they have learned to 90
Heavens pathways show.
Ny los, my own, aud l
Shall have So much to see together by
aud by.
| do believe that just the same sweet face.
Br! glnritied, is waiting in the place
" here we shall meet, if only
Am counted worthy i'll that bv aud-by
| do believe that Gpd will give d sweet sur
prise
To tesr-stained, sa,idened eyes,
Aud that his Heaven viii be
Most glad, Most tided through with joy for
you aud me,
Az we have suffered most. God never
Spirit for spirit, answering shade for
shade
And placed them side by side
SO wrought in one, though separate. nysti-
And meant to break
The quiveriug threads between. when we
shall wake
am qaite sure, We will be very glad
That for a little while we were 40 sad.
-Geo. KIingle IN .Sa}ent KnS, Gazette
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24

The prolonged mild wealth
er has left us with too many
goods. Now for the conse-
quence. We to lose and you
to gain.
Please read, reflect and profit
by the following quotations
which are from ten to thirty
per cent. below value.
This is determined effort
on our part to reduce our over
loaded shelves at once.
Lot MOL
Is French Dress Goods, par
ticularly desirable, but we have
too many; reduced from SSc.
to 6oc. yard. In ten shades
all good.
Lot No. 2
Fifty pieces of Fancy
Weaves in new and staple
shades;w were 81 b c, new price,
25c. yard. s yards for So
instead of So.
lot No. Z
Thirty-one pieces Scotch
Plaids, Ioc. a yard; ought to
be 15c. Will make nice
school or knock-about dress.
Lot No. 4
I lot of 62 &c. all-wool
Camels Hair Good, good
shades, 3S in. wide, to go for
81 4 c. a yard; big cut.
Lot No. 5
100 pieces Of Stripe or Plaid
Velvets, very fine quality, to
be cut for ST a yard.
We are selling loads of Coats,
Wraps and Plush Goods for La
dies and Children at unusually
low prices.
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24

EH Will find i t to pay
@H ITO buy your own or
Nh your boy S Fall and
" Winter Clothing
from US. No matter
what promises are
made elsewhere, We
CAN and WILL do
better. All mus t
adml t tina t our en-
a vlable reputation
IA is the best proof
~ Of our thorough re-
~ l1abil ty. Special
Bargains in our new
Mem 8 & Boys Fur
nj ishing Dept. Or
der Dept stocked
with choi cest Wool
ems. coming at
tire at reasonabl @
f1gures guaranteed.
Samples, &c, &c, promptly mailed
r.garst.
0FIIIh1'Q
PRATT adj'g HANOVER ST.
BAL more.
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24
a Hard Hit.

"If | were bald as you," said Gus Smith
to one Of the most prominent citizen of
Austin 81 would wear wig"
Il don't see why you should ever wear
a wig if you were bald" was the quiet
response. IAN empty barn doesn't need
any oof.''-SDtings.
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24

100 pieces Of Stripe or Plaid
Velvets, very fine quality, to
be cut for ST. a yard.
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24
COLONEL
superintendent

When the ranks broke, what a roar
greeted Joe, and how his classmates
crowded around him and carried him
on their shoulders to the barracks
To be made corporal while still in
the fourth class Itwas something un-
heard OF, and reflected honor and glory
Oh the entire class.
Poor Joe hardly could realize it, and
when Harry Standiford came up, hold
ing out his hand, and told Joe the
whole story, and begged his pardon,
what could he do but take the hand,
and tell Harry he was one of the best
boys he ever knew
"Say no more, Harry" he cried
"but tomorrow come 20 the hotel with
me, and meet my mother and sister,
and we will have a merry Christmas
together"
And how proud the mother was to
see the shining gold stripes on her sons
arms, which told Of his new rank, and
prouder yet when old Colonel, the
"supe,' told her the whole story him
self, and insisted upon her and Jess
and Joe and Harry all coming to Christ
mas dinner at his house.
And Joe Howard and Harry Standl-
ford then and there became the closest
Of friends, and remained so all the
years of their life at the academy, and
in the army afterward. But they never
forgot Christmas, and "Peace on earth,
good will toward men," is prachced by
them all the days of the year.
Once it happened I'd been dining! on my
couch | slept reclining,
And awoke with moonlight shining brightly
on my bedroom floor;
1t was in the bleak December. Christmas
night, aS remember,
Bnt | 1ad no dying ember, as Poe had;
when, near the door
Like a gastranomic goblen, just beside my
chamber door,
Stood a brti-tn md nothing more.
And that fat goose, never fitting, like a
nightmare sill is sitting
With me all the night, emitting words that
thrill my hosoms core;
Now, throughout the Christmas season,
while lie and gasp aud wheele, on
Me he sits, until my reason nothing surely
can restore,
am G,t-en mad, and reason nothjng surely
can restore;
= While that goose says: eat no more"
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24

This is determined effort
on our part to reduce our over
loaded shelves at once.
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24

Keep your blood pure and you will not
have rheumatism. Hood's Sarsaprilla
purifies the blood, and tones the whole
system.
The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24
We are selling loads of Coats,
Wraps and Plush Goods for La
dies and Children at unusually
low prices.
CEELDREN'S GAPS.

We are selling Velvet Caps
with Ruching front, for soc.
each; a much better one for
75c.; Silk Plush, from ST. to
s2.75;Silk Embroidered Cash
mere, from 81 to $3.50; En-
broidcred Surah Silk, SI.5o to
So; Hand-knit Tamoshantos,
best goods for IS.
Children's Coats, from S1.5c
up to SIS; Ladies' Goats, from
to S11; Newmarkets, from
S5 to SIS, Raglans, from the
cheapest up; Wraps, from S.
to SIS; Plush Goats, $12.5o te
500 each.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-21
Rennrt of the Sewers.

Tho report on the public and private
sewers of the city by Chief Engineer Fred
eric IL. Robinson, as ordered by City Goun-
Gil March 3rd, was iosued yesterday.
MIR. Robinson's pam phIet gives the follow
ing, as taken from his tabulations:
Total length of public sewers, constructed
on water.courses, about s, i07 it., or l,6
miles. Total length of other public sewers,
about Is, 22S f., or miles
Total length Of private
sewers, about 40, $40 r., or Sc
Total length of sewers
in the city, about 1s, 255 IT,, OF 1877
While the above shows that there are iu
use in the city, nearly fourteen miles OF
sewers, it must be kept in mind that they
cannot be called paIt Of system, for they
have been laid with very little reference to
each other, and with no reference tu a gen
eral plan.
Because, of many of the sewers mentioned
in this report, Especially OF the older ones,
no record of location, size, length, etc, has
been kept, il is very difficult 70 present {
complete and accurate report concerning
them. Hence, tho above report will, ii
many cases, be found deficient and, proba
bly,, somewhat inaccurate. 1t is, however
the result of our careful Investigations up t.
the present time. | hope, by further exam
nation, to be able in the future to so cor
rect 1t as to make it much more in harmon,
with my ideas of what should be report O.
this important subject"
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-21
Rugby Literary Society,

The young gentlemen of the Rugby Liter
ary Society along with the principal OF
Rugby Academy deserve great credit for the
annual occasions such as was afforded the
citizens Tuesday night last
The Opera House was filled Tuesday eve
ming as it always is at the Rugby entertain
ments. The young gentlemen quilted them.
selves excellently and received round after
round of applause. TIE presents received
by the debutants were numerous, handsome,
and richly deserved.
Following was the evenings programme:
Overture; Presidents Address by Robert
P. Robinson; defamation, "Richard C@ur
de Lion at the Bier Of his Father" by John
B. Bird; defamation, "Curfew must not
ring Tonight" by B. B. Smith; drama,
"Shall our Mothers Vote?" by Frank W.
Bigger, E. Stanton Baker, J. Perkins
Groome, G. Frank Morrow, J.. B. Bird,
Thomas Luke, r. P. Robinson, William e.
Snyder, Frank Gardner, Clarke Churchman,
James S. Stirling; essay, "Perseverando
vinces," by Edwin Gardner; defamation,
"The Black Horse and His Rider" by James
S. Stirling; essay, Patriotism" by Frank
E. Bigger; drama, "Nursey Chickweed, by
]. B. Bird, Clarke Churchman. L. Stanton
Baker, Edwin Gardner, Thomas Luke, B.
b. Smith.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-21
A Poor Piece OF work.

Councils successful effort of last Thurs
day TO further denude the mayoralty of its
few remaining prerogatiyes was very poor
piece of work indeed.
The taking away from the Mayor the
power to appoint or choose a physician for
police cases cannot be looked upon as in
any other direction chan that of mixing up
and entangliug matters still worse than their
present condition shows.
What respectable doctor would hold him
self at the beck and call OF the police at all
times for $50 year! The necessary ex-
penditures last year for medical aid were
$500. And that sum is indeed small enough
for the medical aid furnished.
There are some very serious cases that
come under the responsibility of the police
doctor. Any moment cases threatening
fatal termina iou are possible at the station
house.
An appointed physician must be at call
all the time, OIL designate deputy. 1t may
be readily seen how iu medical practice that
the deputy service throughout the year may
readily run up to $3.50 in fees, the total sal.
ary as granted by Council
The movement is hot one in the direction
of good administration.
The care of accidentals at the station
house this summer is not properly looked
out for under the provision; aud if fatalities
oceurr through the instrumentality Of thi
stupid provision Council will be directly helt
to blame.
1t will take almost all the time of a siugl
physician for the next three summer mouth
to look after cases of sunstroke alone, tina
is of cases coming under the supervision Q
the police.
The measure itself can be looked upon a
: nothing less than childish attack on tn
Mayor,
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-21
New Disease of Children.

Professor Lemaistre, of Limoges, describes
new disease which is at the present time
prevalent among the school children Of
France. 1t is known among the common
people as perleehe, and is contagious. Il
consists in an abrasion in the corners OF the
mouth, which becomes little ulcers and
sometimes bleed; it lasts from two to four
weeks. THE description given of 1t corres-
ponds to what is commonly called in this
country ''cold sore' or "fever blister"
In the sore Lemastre has found microbe
which he calls streptococeus plIcatilis.
These have been found in drinking water,
and it is surmised that they have been trans
ferred to the lips of person, thence to the
edge of cup, and thus all who used the
cup became affected. Professor Lemaistre
has examined the $500 children who attend
the so schools of Limoges, and has found
3l2, or one in seventeen, affected with tho
disease. Although Professor Lemaistre is
connected with the Ecole de Medicine, of
Limoges, his explanation is to be accepted
with good deal of caution. 1t is hardly
probable that new disease has been dis
covered, or that its method OF propagation
can be so easily explained. The difficulties
surrounding the demonstration of the con.
nection between microbes aud the disease
are so great, and the men competent to trace
the various steps in the process so few, that
we shall feel compelled to wait for further
evidence before We accept perIeche as o new
disease, and this variety of streptoococcus as
its germ,-[Science.